| Key term |
Definition |
| Ecotourism |
Tourism that focuses on protecting the environment and the local way of life. Also known as green tourism |
| National Park |
An area usually designated by law where development is limited and planning controlled. The landscape is regarded as unusual and valuable and therefore worth preserving. |
| Honeypot site |
A location attracting a large number of tourist who, due to their numbers, place pressure on the environment and people |
| Mass tourism |
Tourism on a large scale to one country or country. Lots of people going to the same place for the same reason. This equates to the Development and Consolidation phases of the Butler tourist resort life-cycle model. |
| Extreme environments |
Location with particularly difficult environments where development of tourism has only recently occurred due to a niche market demand for somewhere different with physical challenges |
| Stewardship |
The personal responsibility for looking after things, in this case the environment. No one should damage the present or future environment |
| Conservation |
The careful and panned use of resources in order to manage and maintain the natural environment for future generations |